Derek James Parlane (born 5 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional football striker who played for

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from 1970 until 1980, and also played in England with clubs including

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and

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Career

Rangers and Leeds United

Raised in the small village of

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, Parlane joined

as a teenager, from Queens Park following in the footsteps of his father

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who had a spell with the club in the 1940s.Interview: Derek Parlane, from skinny Rangers boy to Maine man at Man City
The Scotsman, 18 May 2019 He made 300 appearances winning three

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, three

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s and the

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; he was capped by

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12 times (with one Under-21 cap). Furthermore, Parlane was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2010. He moved to

in March 1980 for a fee of £160,000.Sport – Derek Parlane
/ref> He scored 10 goals in 53 appearances for Leeds before going to Hong Kong on loan to

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Manchester City and later career

Aged 30, on 14 July 1983, new

manager

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brought Parlane to

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on a free transfer He linked up with another newcomer, fellow Scot

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, and both made their debut for the Blues on Saturday 27 August 1983 in a 2-1 win against

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in the

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. Parlane and Tolmie each scored one which set a precedent for the rest of the season. In all, Parlane scored 20 goals in 48 appearances for City. For 1984–85 season did City signed David Phillips from

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and Tony Cunningham from Newcastle United to bolster their attack. Parlane got injured in September 1984 and was sold to

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in January 1985. He spent the 1985–86 season in Belgium with Racing Jet, before returning to play two seasons with

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from 1986 to 1988, playing 42 games and scoring 10 times. His last professional club was Airdrie in the 1987–88 season, he scored 4 goals in 9 games, before signing for then non-league outfit

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in England.

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